Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-31
PUBLIC CEMETERIES.

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PUBLIC CEMETERIES.
House bill establishing and concern
ing public cemeteries was taken up. and
Mr.. Williams made an unsuccessful
effort to amend it. The question or
the passage of the bill was put and
determined in the negative.
Mr.. Ellyson moved reconsideration,
and his motion was, on motion OF Mr.
Loyenstein, passed by.
THE COUPON cRUsHER."
The bill to provide for the recovery
by motion OF taxes and debts due the
Commonwealth for the payment OF
which coupons have been rendered,
which is more commonly known as the
coupon "crusher," came up on its en-
grossment and third reading. The
substitute proposed by Mr.. Wickham,
as amended by the Committee on
Finance, which had been printed, was
adopted and ordered to its engross-
ment, and, the rules being suspended,
il was passed 10y the vote of % to 0.
The substitute makes no very material
changes in the original bill.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To Incorporate the Clarksville aud
North Carolina Railroad Company.
To incorporate the Virginia Immi.
grafton, Land and Improvement Com
pany.
INQUIRIES lBOJT CCNviCTs.
Mr.. Meredith introduced the follow.
ing, which was adopted
Resoirtd, That the Committee on Public In
stitutions be requested 10 inquire Into and re-
port
i. What number OF convicts are employed
outside the penitentiary house at Richmond.
9 Where employed and under what contracts
and agreements and when and by whom made
g. What compensation IL received therefor by
the State and the costs OF maintenance.
SCHOOL sUPERINTENDRNTs.
At 2:20 p. NJ. the Senate, on motion
of Mr.. Koiner, went into executive ses.
sion. and confirmed the following ap-
pointments of school superintendent
made by the Board of Education and
forwarded by the Governor
For Albemarle county, d. p. Powers rice l.
A. Niche. resigned.
For Botetourt county, Cory Breckinridge uie'
r. s. Panks, deceased.
For Danvire city, Eston Randolph ves j. II
Pattes0n. resigned.
For Northampton county, George X. MapI
rice j. r. Nottingham, deceased.
For Staunton city, W. W. Robertson rice W
A. BOwles, resigned.
For SurTy county, r. d. Gillian rice William
Dillard, resigned.
Adjourned at 2:45 p. NJ.
House of Delegates.
At noon Speaker Stuart called the
House to order. Prayer was offered by
Rev. S. S. Lambeth, of Broad-Street
Methodist church.
BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
To incorporate the Farmville Water
Company to prescribe a general law
for the protection of game in the State
of Virginia and to repeal all existing
acts touching the same ; to extend the
time for the collection of taxes in Char
lotte county for the year 1886 to pay
Pegram & Stringfellow for professional
services rendered the State in the liti-
CATION involving the validity of the law
regulating the granting OF licenses for
the relief II. w. Liggins with the re-
commentator that it do not pass ; al
lowing John r. Alrich, treasurer of
Spotsylyania county, further time to
| collect delinquent taxes for the relief
of G.. L. Wilson, treasurer Of Nottoway
county for the relief Of u. I. Burson
and John McCrowell ; to compensate
James L. Shreaves for services rendered
the Commonwealth to regulate the ap-
pointment of the Board of Directors
for the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb,
and Blind at Staunton to authorize
the Board OF Visitors of the Southwest
ern Lunatic Asylum to contract with
the town Of Marion for water for
said town; to amend the charter of the
town of Salem to prevent the Cover
nor, Board OF Directors or Superin-
tendent of the Penitentiary from hiring
convicts to engage in the manufacture
of products where machinery is used
to amend the charter OF the town OF
Charlottesville to amend the law de-
claring the South fork of North Anna
river, in Spotsylvania county, lawful
fence to authorize the qualified voters
of Norfolk county to vote upon the
question of the removal of the court
house of said county to allow Mills r.
Minton to erect a wharf or pier in
Cypress creek, in Isle of Wight county.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Terry For the relief Of VIII
liam Martin, of Charlotte county, from
the payment of s160.74 State taxes.
BY Mr.. Terry: To repeal the act OF
March II, 1878. so far as it relates to
the officers of the penitentiary. This
bill is to restore the salaries of the Of
ticials to what they were in 1881
By Mr.. Arnold; To incorporate the
Buena Vista Company.
BY Mr.. Pollard To provide for the
collection and applying OF the revenues
of the State. This prescribes how
hquor-licenses for drummers shall be
issued.
BY Mr.. Dabney: To exempt from the
payment of license-tax persons who take
orders for the purchase of fertilizers
and agricultural implements and ma
chinery without any compensation in
the form of commission or otherwise.
ENHANCING THE COMMISSION so AS TO
INCLUDE Mr.. MASSEY AND MR.. STUART.
Mr. Fulkerson, of Washington coun-
ty, offered the following:
Resolred tthc Senate concurring), That the
Speaker Of the House and the President of the
Senate be added 10 the Joint committee OF three
from the Senate and Ave from the House au-
thorfzed 10 be appointed 70 confer with the
representatives OF the boudholders with refer
ence 70 the settlement OF the public debt
Mr.. Fulkerson said that it was proper
TO pass this resolution making the
Speaker and President OF the Senate
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